The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every September 11 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

SEPTEMBER 11 · 1,368 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1872–2025

On this date in 1974, St. Louis beat the Mets 4–3 in 25 innings. It took 7 hours and 4 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,368 major-league games played on September 11, from 1872 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1872-09-11	BR1 at BR2	17–19	9.0
1974-09-11	St. Louis at the Mets	4–3	25.0	424 min
1880-09-11	CN4 at BFN	2–19		by 17
1955-09-11	Cleveland at the Yankees	3–2	9.0	65,310 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1992-09-11	Detroit at the Boston Red Sox	6–7	8.5	hits 18-10
2003-09-11	Pittsburgh at Cincinnati	2–3	8.5	hits 13-6
2013-09-11	The Yankees at Baltimore	5–4	9.0	hits 6-13

The Mirror Game — a line score this date shares with another day

1898-09-11	St. Louis at the Cubs	1–5	8.5	000010000 / 12000101x
1900-09-11	Pittsburgh at Philadelphia	2–0	9.0	000010100 / 000000000
1902-09-11	The Cubs at the New York Giants	2–3	8.5	001000001 / 30000000x

By the decades

1870s 12 · 1880s 43 · 1890s 45 · 1900s 78 · 1910s 72 · 1920s 78 · 1930s 78 · 1940s 88 · 1950s 82 · 1960s 96 · 1970s 120 · 1980s 117 · 1990s 117 · 2000s 120 · 2010s 139 · 2020s 83

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THE CATBIRD SEAT is set by the Committee on Playing Rules of Tearing Up the Pea Patch, a Macguffin Co. game, Commissioner F. McCoy presiding. Almanac editions are compiled from the record by the Committee’s engine and read by no one before you; a surprising fact in them is a lead, not a verdict. The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at www.retrosheet.org. Wire service (RSS)